A ceased the total fire of three days on the occasion of the 80s anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union in the Second World War. It is the proposal that Vladimir Putin He puts on the surprise table, telling himself ready for a 72 -hour truce in the midnight fighting on May 8 at the end of May 10. Moscow asks Ukraine to adhere to the request and promises that “all hostilities will be suspended during this period”: “Russia believes that the Ukrainian part must follow this example”, adds the Kremlin, threatening that in the event of violations of the ceased the fire from Ukrainian, the Russian armed forces will provide “adequate and effective” response “. of his foreign minister, asking Putin a ceased to be the immediate fire lasting. “If Russia really wants peace, he must cease fire immediately. A ceased, lasting, lasting and complete fire.
Not even the White House seems to consider Putin’s proposal acceptable, Which had already proposed a respite in recent weeks except to violate the ceased the fire bombing Kiev. Donald Trump wishes to see “a permanent fire”, the President of the United States is “increasingly frustrated” with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine, says the spokesman for the US administration, Karoline Leavitt to journalists. Putin, in his declaration, also said he was ready to collaborate in a constructive way with international partners to face the “profound causes” of the conflict. A formula that Moscow uses to underline its red lines in negotiations, that is, prevent Ukraine from entering NATO and legitimizing the status quo on the conquered territories. The Russian Foreign Minister clarifies himSergei Lavrovaccording to which condition of any negotiation with Kiev is the international recognition of the Annexation of Crimea and other Ukrainian regions by Russia. “The international recognition of the Russian identity of Crimea, Sebastopoli, of the People’s Republic of Donetsk, the People’s Republic of Lugansk, the Kherson region and the Zaporizia region is imperative,” said the head of Russian diplomacy to the Brazilian broadcaster or globe.
Meanwhile, writes the Wall Street Journal quoting military and western intelligence sourcesRussia is expanding its military bases and is preparing to strengthen troops in the European border regions. “About 100 miles east of the border with Finland, in the Russian city of Petrozavodsk, military engineers are expanding the military bases where the Kremlin plans to create a new Army headquarters to supervise tens of thousands of soldiers in the coming years”, writes the WSJ. “These soldiers, many of whom are now on the front line in Ukraine, should constitute the backbone of the Russian army who prepares to face NATO”, adds the American newspaper.